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Disastrous floods have been reported throughout the history of Valencia, from the 14th century up to the contemporary period. [5] The 1957 Valencia flood was caused by a three-day cold drop (Spanish: gota fría) (which usually leads to heavy autumn rains in Spain and France); it overflowed the banks of the Túria river and devastated the city of Valencia.
[106] [107] Severe flooding alerts were reached in 82 measuring stations, primarily in the river basin of the Oder. [ 108 ] On 14 September, in the town of Głuchołazy , water overflew flood barriers and destroyed a temporary bridge on the Bělá river, leading to mandatory evacuation. [ 109 ]
1957 Valencia flood: Spain: 81: heavy rains and Turia flood 1959: Malpasset Dam: France: 423: Dam failure 1962: North Sea flood of 1962: Netherlands, United Kingdom and Germany: 318: Storm surge 1962: 1962 Vallés floods: Spain: 700: Heavy rain 1963: Vajont disaster: Italy: 1,917: a landslide caused a seiche wave and a megatsunami: 1963 ...
In the evening of 7 September 2023, a heavy rainstorm struck the territory of Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta area, including parts of Guangdong, China and Macau. The record rainfall caused widespread flooding and landslides in the cities, four dead and dozens injured. [4] [5]
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Aerial view of Macau Peninsula A 1954 map of the Zhongshan region. Macau is located at the bottom-right of the region. Map of Macau. Macau is located on China's southern coast, 60 km (37 mi) west of Hong Kong, on the western side of the Pearl River estuary. It is surrounded by the South China Sea in the east and south, and neighbours the ...
The map also shows Macau's maritime boundaries, the western end of the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge, the leased territory in Zhuhai (the University of Macau) and Macau Light Rapid Transit. Geographic coordinates : 22°10′N 113°33′E / 22.167°N 113.550°E / 22.167; 113
The Vega de Tera disaster, (also known as the Ribadelago disaster [Catástrofe de Ribadelago]) was a flood that occurred on the early morning of 9 January 1959 in the Province of Zamora, Spain. The flood was caused by the failure of a dam, releasing water from the Vega de Tera reservoir. A total of 144 of the 664 residents in Ribadelago were ...